Royal Arsenal Masterplan

In 2000 Berkeley was appointed as the
successful developer of the Royal
Arsenal and took on the responsibility to
deliver a new urban quarter, now known
as Royal Arsenal Riverside, with historic
buildings very much at its heart.

The 88-acre former Royal Arsenal in
Woolwich, SE18 is one of London’s
largest brownfield regeneration sites and
its transformation into a vibrant mixeduse
community is a £1.2 billion project
which is half way through a 30 year
development.

Over the past 16 years, in partnership
with English Partnerships/London
Development Agency (LDA), the Royal
Borough of Greenwich and the Greater
London Authority (GLA), Berkeley has
been responsible for its transformation
from a derelict industrial ammunitions
site into a high quality residential-led
mixed use development and destination.

To date over 2,000 new homes and over
500,000 sqft of non-residential uses
have been delivered. As part of the
ongoing regeneration, the masterplan for
the Royal Arsenal has evolved over the
last decade and has been updated in
2006, 2011 and 2013, in part to
accommodate the delivery of a new
Crossrail station in Woolwich (one of only
two stations across the network located
on private land).

The new station is intended to serve the
transportation needs of the area and to
re-position Royal Arsenal as a key
gateway to Woolwich. Once complete,
the development as a whole will provide 5,000 new homes with listed buildings
and modern architecture sited together to create a new community supported by museums, cafés, bars, restaurants, health facilities, offices, shops, public transport facilities and a new park.